Asura Sovereign VIII

by Shian Jeen

  The two female elves that led Huwang Xiao to the bamboo huts watched with mouths agape.

  Zhu Yu and the rest bore similar expressions.

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  Zhu Yu’s face was ash gray from the shock. Although he wasn’t clear of Huwang Xiao’s identity, being greeted by the elves’ Grand Elder Celine was sufficient to tell Zhu Yu that Huwang Xiao was not someone he could afford to offend!

  Putting himself aside, not even his Zhu Family’s Patriarch could afford to offend him!

  Among the group of shocked faces, Huwang Xiao’s expression remained calm and unaffected.

  Several tens of thousands of years ago, the beastmen reigned over the Ten Directions Continent. All other races, from demonic beasts, elves, dwarves, Golden Giants to the skeleton tribes were vassals, submitted under the Beast God.

  The Beast God was Ten Direction Continent’s God!

  Whether it was the beast king or the elf queen, both were subjects of the Beast God, his servants. And Huwang Xiao was now the new Beast God, it wouldn’t be deemed too much even if Elf Queen Kelly were to greet him in person.

  But then again, the Elf Queen Kelly and Grand Elder Celine didn't know that he was the new Beast God.

  “Young Noble, this way please!” Another wave of shock coursed through everyone present, Grand Elder Celine’s courteous attitude far surpassed their imagination, to the point she even used the word ‘please.’

  Huwang Xiao’s face remained stolid as he nodded.

  Before everyone’s shocked expressions, Huwang Xiao followed behind Grand Elder Celine, disappearing from their view.

  The elves’ Grand Elder Celine carefully led Huwang Xiao to the center of their holy land.

  Huwang Xiao’s keen senses felt the fluctuations of vitality in the air grow stronger as they moved closer to the center of the holy land. The strong life energy in the area seemed to originate from that one massive tree.

  The Tree of Life!

  Huwang Xiao studied the towering massive tree in the distance. Spiritual life energy was pouring out in abundance, yet he had an indistinctive feeling from the trunk of the tree, its spiritual life energy was rapidly seeping away.

  At this rate, according to Huwang Xiao’s estimation, in no more than ten years, the Tree of Life would wither completely.

  No wonder the Elf Queen was willing to use ten pieces of Life Crystal to attract so many experts over as a reward for healing the Tree of Life.

  Not far from the Tree of Life, there was a hall. At this time, six people were sitting on the stage in the hall. Judging from the looks of it, all six were the elves’ honored guests.

  All six exuded the strong aura of Saint realm experts.

  Huwang Xiao’s swept across these six people’s faces, two of them belonged to the demonic beasts clan, one from the Golden Giant race, someone from the Green Demon tribe, and the remaining two were experts from the sea tribe with an air of nobility around them.

  On Ten Directions Continent, other than the beastmen tribes and demonic beasts clan, the other strong force was the sea tribe.

  When they saw Grand Elder Celine lead Huwang Xiao toward the hall, all six of them couldn’t help looking at Huwang Xiao, each showing a different expression.

  Grand Elder Celine escorted Huwang Xiao to a seat on the left side. However, just as Huwang Xiao was about to sit, a voice sounded, “Kiddo, who are you, what’s your identity and background? Do you think you’re qualified to sit with us here?”

  Huwang Xiao glanced at the person who spoke, it was one of the middle-aged men from the demonic beasts clan, clad in a deep purple brocade robe embroidered with a sea dragon.

  Grand Elder Celine’s face tightened at the baseless provocation, afraid that Huwang Xiao might be angered, giving rise to an awkward situation, she hurried an introduction to Huwang Xiao, “Young Noble, this one is Nine Dragons Temple’s Sixth Hall Master.”

  ‘Oh, so it’s the Nine Dragons Temple. Sixth Hall Master, Ao Shen?’

  A cold sneer sounded in Huwang Xiao’s heart, taking a second look at the other five people. Although these five people did not say anything, the look in their eyes spoke volumes of disdain and scorn. Clearly, these five people held a similar opinion as Ao Shen that a young man of the human race was not qualified to be seated with them.

  “So, it’s a little worm from the Nine Dragons Temple.” Huwang Xiao retorted, sneering at Ao Shen.

  The Nine Dragons Temple’s nine hall masters were originally sea dragons. Despite being looked upon as one of the Dragon Clan’s descendants, their bloodline wasn’t pure enough, especially when compared to someone like Huwang Xiao who had refined eight primordial divine dragons and fused with the Dragon Pearl. Therefore, they could only be considered worms crawling on the ground.

  This Nine Dragons Temple knew very well that the ex-Lion Tribe Young Patriarch Jesse was wanted by the beastmen tribes, but the Nine Dragons Temple openly declared that Jesse was under their protection. This was tantamount to slapping the beastmen tribes’ face, not putting the new Beast God Huwang Xiao in their eyes!

  He had planned to make a trip to the Nine Dragons Temple a few days later, after the things here were settled, but he didn’t expect to run into someone from the Nine Dragons Temple here.

  Worm?! It was like someone cast a spell over the hall, one could hear the drop of a needle.

  Everyone who heard Huwang Xiao’s words watched with intrigue while the five other people started to gloat. From their perspective, a young’un from the human race only had one predictable end provoking the Nine Dragons Temple’s Sixth Hall Master, Ao Shen.

  Grand Elder Celine was dumbstruck looking at Huwang Xiao. Didn’t she just tell him that this middle-aged man was the Nine Dragons Temple’s Sixth Hall Master? But this young human actually treated her words as passing wind?

  Even their Elf Queen treated the Nine Dragons Temple with courtesy.

  Ao Shen was stunned, despite quickly regaining his senses, he still wore an obvious expression of disbelief from what he heard. The other side… what did he just say? Little worm?!

  Ao Shen jumped to his feet, killing intent soared sky high, laced with surging beastly aura.

  “Death seeking punk!” Ao Shen’s eyes narrowed, about to attack.

  “Sixth Hall Master, cease your anger!” Grand Elder Celine cried out anxiously. “This Young Noble is an honored guest invited by our Queen, please give our Queen face and don’t take offense.”

  She was aware that this Nine Dragons Temple Sixth Hall Master had always admired their Queen, which was why she used the Queen’s name. Just like she expected, hearing that he was invited by the Elf Queen, the monstrous killing intent was gradually repressed.

  Ao Shen pointed at Huwang Xiao, his eyes like a violent undercurrent beneath a calm surface, “Fine, I shall give face to the Elf Queen. If this kid crawls around the hall like a worm, and kneels until this whole thing ends, I will spare his life!”

  Since Huwang Xiao wasn’t qualified to sit with them, he should just kneel.

  Celine turned to Huwang Xiao with a troubled expression, “Young Noble, this, you…?”

  Yes, the strength Huwang Xiao displayed three years ago indeed surprised her, but nonetheless, in Celine’s eyes, this young man was not Ao Shen’s opponent. For a peak late-Ninth Order Saint realm Ao Shen, killing Huwang Xiao would be an easy matter.

  However, Huwang Xiao shook his head smilingly at Ao Shen, “Giving face to the Elf Queen, if you crawl out from the hall like the little worm that you are, I shall consent to spare your life.”

  Shock could not describe the look on everyone’s faces staring at Huwang Xiao.

  “You! Even if the Elf Queen pleads on your behalf, you must die!!” Snapping back to his senses, Ao Shen let out an angry roar, his body disappearing in a blur. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of Huwang Xiao, slamming out a hard fist.

  Grand Elder Celine face became ashen, it was already too late for her stop Ao Shen, she could only watch f
rom the side as Ao Shen’s fist came in contact with Huwang Xiao’s chest.

  A muffled blast rang.

  Celine closed her eyes, unwilling to watch Huwang Xiao’s lifeless limp body crash to the ground.

  However, she was baffled the next moment. It grew quiet after the initial muffled collision, no miserable screams, no heavy thump of a body thrown to the ground.

  Moreover, the hall was filled with an eerie silence that could be felt even with her eyes closed.

  ‘What happened?’ Bafflement and curiosity rolled into one, and she opened her eyes. Her jaw dropped in astonishment and incredulity at the scene in front of her eyes.

  Huwang Xiao ignored the agape expressions around. His head was lowered, looking at Ao Shen’s fist on his chest with a stoic face, “This is your strength, worm? Are you trying to scratch an itch for me?”

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  Scratch an itch?!

  A strange expression emerged on everyone’s faces at that phrase, whereas Ao Shen had an ugly grimace of anger.

  In the next moment, Huwang Xiao raised an arm and landed a punch on Ao Shen’s chest. A low muffled sound was heard, followed by a series of crackling noises.

  Ao Shen let out a miserable wail, his body flew out from the impact, crashing into a large stone pillar in the hall. The stone pillar cracked, crumbling down on Ao Shen’s body as it rolled to a corner, covering him in layers of rubble and dust.

  The hall once again fell into heavy silence looking at the pile of stone rubble. Everyone secretly drew in cold breaths.

  One punch! Ao Shen was sent crashing into a stone pillar with one punch?!

  The Nine Dragons Temple’s Sixth Hall Master Ao Shen! A peak late-Ninth Order Saint realm order Ao Shen who had the sturdy physique of a sea dragon was actually sent flying in a single punch!

  Grand Elder Celine felt her heart palpitate watching the scene. Her body trembled, but only she knew whether it was from excitement or fear. Her legs weakened slightly, pressing together.

  Not even their Elf Queen could do this! Although their Queen was a Tenth Order Saint realm, Ao Shen’s battle prowess could rival their Queen’s strength due to his sea dragon physique.

  While the rest were stunned, Huwang Xiao walked toward Ao Shen. When he was in close proximity to Ao Shen, Huwang Xiao stamped his foot on the ground, lifting the layers of rubble and dust to reveal Ao Shen’s sorry figure beneath. Piece by piece, the rubble flew back, and seconds later, the rubble disappeared and the shattered stone pillar stood in its original place as if it was never destroyed.

  This unbelievable scene sent another great wave in Grand Elder Celine and others’ heart, so much that they could almost feel their glutes quivering.

  For to their knowledge, not even an earth element magus could do this. Restoring rubble to its prior state.

  Ao Shen, who was sprawled on the ground, bounced up together with the rubble when Huwang Xiao stamped his foot. The rubble was restored into a stone pillar, but Ao Shen’s body plummeted heavily to the ground.

  Ao Shen let out another pitiful scream.

  “Are you dead? If you aren’t dead yet, then roll over here!” Huwang Xiao glared at the lump on the floor, his cold voice commanded.

  Ao Shen struggled up from the ground as fast as he could. Indescribable fear filled his eyes as he faced Huwang Xiao. There was actually a human that possessed such perverse physique in this world!

  He had always been proud of his sea dragon body’s defense, but today he found out that the physique he had always been proud of was nothing more than a paper tiger in front of this person.

  “Do you want to crawl out of this hall like the worm that you are, or would you rather die now?” Huwang Xiao generously provided options to Ao Shen.

  An ugly expression took over Ao Shen’s face.

  Crawl out of the hall like a worm?! He, the Sixth Hall Master of the Nine Dragons Temple was reduced to crawling out of this hall in such a humiliating manner! He stared at Huwang Xiao, and a cold shiver snaked across his heart meeting Huwang Xiao’s sharp gaze. From the young man’s eyes, Ao Shen was absolutely sure that he will do as he said, if he refused to crawl out of the hall, the young man would not hesitate at all to kill him!

  In front of the elf race’s Grand Elder, and the other experts, Ao Shen’s knees buckled, lowering his body as he imitated a worm’s movement and crawled out of the hall.

  The others merely watched in silence as Ao Shen of Nine Dragons Temple slowly made his way out of the hall like a worm. There was no surprise in their eyes. Only fear was present, fear of Huwang Xiao.

  Ao Shen crossed the length inch by inch, foot by foot, feeling a thousand times worse than having swords and blades slashing his body. When he made it out of the hall, he got to his feet. Enduring the humiliation, he faced Huwang Xiao: “I want to know, who are you?”

  Knowing very well the anger, hate, and the killing intent that must be surging in Ao Shen’s heart, Huwang Xiao was unperturbed, “Who I am, you’ll know very soon when I pay a visit to your Nine Dragons Temple in a couple of days.”

  Ao Shen was stunned, he clearly did not expect this answer.

  “Good, us nine brothers will await this brother’s arrival in the Nine Dragons Temple.” Suppressing the killing intent in his heart, Ao Shen turned around and left, disappearing from view in seconds.

  It took some time for the rest to adjust their mood watching Ao Shen’s sorry figure leaving.

  Huwang Xiao turned to the seat assigned by Celine earlier, and pointed to it, asking, “Am I qualified to sit here now?”

  “Yes, yes, yes, yes!” The remaining five people hastened to ‘reassure’ Huwang Xiao, bobbing their heads up and down.

  Huwang Xiao sat down without a word, but when the five people lowered their butts hesitantly, Huwang Xiao spoke, “Do you think you’re qualified to sit with me?”

  Huwang Xiao’s question rendered the hall into a deathly silence. The five people that were about to sit paused, their butts hovering a few inches from the chairs.

  The expressions on their faces weren’t very good. After all, the five of them were highly respected high-level Saint realm experts, Patriarchs of their families, renowned existences on the Ten Directions Continent, but now, a young human was questioning their qualifications to sit down with him? They were not qualified to sit next to a human brat?

  Despite the grimace on their faces, none dared to lower their butts on the seats, and definitely no one wanted to be the first one to raise an objection.

  “Hehe, what Senior said is right, we don’t have the right to sit with you.” One of the sea tribe men spoke. But the smile on his face looked worse than crying, extremely forced.

  He straightened his body. The female sea tribe member beside him followed his lead and stood up.

  Seeing this, the remaining three hurried out of their awkward positions.

  “Senior, just now I…” Grand Elder Celine was ill at ease recalling her attitude earlier, wanting to explain.

  “It’s nothing.” Huwang Xiao waved his hand, waving the matter away.

  “The Queen arrives~!” At this time, a loud cry announced the arrival of Elf Queen Kelly. Detecting the ruckus on this side, Elf Queen Kelly had rushed over.

  Huwang Xiao was too shy to remain sitting when the Elf Queen arrived, thus stood up. After all, the current beastmen tribes did not rule over the Ten Directions Continent as they did in the past, and the elves were not the Beast God’s subjects.

  Elf Queen Kelly already knew what took place in the hall before she arrived. She walked straight to Huwang Xiao, greeting him as ‘Senior’ with utmost respect.

  This was Huwang Xiao’s first time meeting the Elf Queen. Even he couldn’t resist praising the Elf Queen’s beauty inwardly, natural, noble, with a faint mother nature’s smile hanging on her lips at all times. Unique, even comparable to Shi Xiaofei.

  The atmosphere eased and everyone took a seat.

  With the Elf Queen’s presence as the host, Huwang Xia
o wasn’t so thick-skinned to continue making things difficult for the other five people.

  The Elf Queen greeted everyone with some perfunctory polite words before bringing up the matter of healing the Tree of Life, anxiety shadowing her brows.

  The five people shook their heads, they had seen the Tree of Life’s condition but none of them had a method to save the tree.

  Elf Queen Kelly was crestfallen with the disappointing conclusion.

  “Let me have a try.” Huwang Xiao interjected.

  His words immediately drew everyone’s attention. Without elaborating further, Huwang Xiao stood up and walked over to the Tree of Life.

  Elf Queen Kelly, Grand Elder Celine, and the five people hurried behind Huwang Xiao, exiting the hall.

  Standing in front of the Tree of Life, he slapped his palm onto the tree trunk. A boundless water element energy gathered in the air from all directions, whirling faster and faster.

  At one point, a pearl of ice blue liquid formed in the high sky.

  “This is pure concentration of water element, water essence?!” Elf Queen Kelly was overjoyed.

  Astonished faces stared at the small ice blue water pearl.

  The pure concentration of water element, water essence. In ancient times, only God Realm water element magi could grasp this power.

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  Before the group of stunned Saint realm experts, including the Elf Queen Kelly, numerous drops of water essence fell from high altitude. It was like a soft and light drizzle which roared into a monsoon rain a short moment later.

  Under the water essence’s cleansing, the Tree of Life was provided with rejuvenating moisture. A soft halo shrouded the massive tree as its foliage, branches, and trunk reflected light like a crystal.

  The Elf Queen Kelly and the other experts were drenched in the water essence rain too as they stood close to the Tree of Life. To their joy, they noticed that under the water essence rain, the old scars on their skin actually started healing with a speed visible to the naked eye. Scabs grew and fell, revealing smooth youthful skin, supple and tender, aglow with a jade-like luster.